An urgent, overdue reform… It’s crying out for a TED talk
Philip Johnston
pianist, composer and author of ‘The Practice Revolution’, ‘The Dynamic Studio’ and others
What you have here is an urgent, overdue reform, which you are uniquely well placed to champion, and have given every chance to succeed in this content-dense, readable and practical manifesto. My wish for the book? That there is significant pushback.
As in ‘everyone-is-talking-about-this-and-it’s-got-some-teachers-really-mad’ levels of pushback. The core proposition should be discussed white-hot wherever piano teachers gather; at stake is a return to piano as a medium for creation, rather than re-creation, and a vastly expanded toolkit of options for teachers and students alike. Kids won’t take piano lessons, they’ll explore piano, and in time—make no mistake—they will dazzle us with what they’ve been freed to create. It’s crying out for a TED talk (but I’m guessing it’s already underway).